Deceased
Geoffrey David Thorn
Demographics
62y, male
Coroner
Coroner John Olle
Date of death
2023-09-04
Finding date
2025-07-04
Cause of death
urosepsis
AI-generated summary
Geoffrey Thorn, a 62-year-old man with intellectual disability, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and cerebral palsy, died from urosepsis following emergency urological surgery for a kidney stone. He presented to hospital with fever and restlessness on 17 August 2023, was found to have a large obstructing kidney stone on CT scan, and underwent emergency surgery. Post-operatively he developed acute renal failure, hypernatremia, and urosepsis despite ICU care. After discussion with family regarding poor prognosis, he transitioned to comfort care on 30 August and died on 4 September 2023. The coroner found the medical care provided both at the disability residential facility and at the hospital was reasonable in the circumstances, and that his status as a person in care did not contribute to his death. The death was from natural causes.
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